NEWS

27 mayo, 2019

THINKING THE CITY

On the morning of May 13, Escala del Norte attended the "Think the City" forum, organized by the faculties of Philosophy and Letters, Engineering, Agrotechnological Sciences and the Cultural Extension and Outreach Department of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua; This forum is part of the Seminar on Transdisciplinary Studies, with the theme "Urban Design and quality of life in the city of Chihuahua"

He welcomed Dr. Armando Villanueva, director of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of UACH, who emphasized the need to promote transdisciplinary work with dialogue to think among all disciplines and thus address the various problems that afflict the city.

With the themes "The city seen from the viewpoint of philosophy" by the master Heriberto Ramírez Lujan, "City for people" by the architect Gastón Fourzán, "Vulnerable city, an approach to the precariousness of urban space" of the Arq Cecilia Calderón, "Thinking about the city we deserve" by Ing. José Antonio Cervantes Gurrola, "Building a Sustainable Chihuahua" by Arq. Cesar Capistran and "The landscape as an analytical category for the city of Chihuahua" by Lic. Daniel Almeida Trasviña; A dynamic of participation was achieved with the forum attendees, from which the following texts are rescued:

Link between philosophy and the city: Philosophy is fundamentally urban, in urbanized ways of life, the city determines a large part of the social and political cultural life of the human being; philosophy focuses its perspectives on the complex nature of the city, stories, experiences, landscapes and impact of technologies for urban spaces.

In the field of urban development there are patterns that have been modulating and developing for 30 years; Throughout this a systematic work has been developed where institutions and the public sector support research and experimentation initiatives that seek to reverse some problems (consequence of which the city is thought for the automobile) to change everything according to its inhabitants, trying to reduce transfer times, avoid expansionary growth and better distribution services to the public.

Through cultural, urban appropriation and inclusion, all groups are involved in urban design to reach simple and feasible community agreements that promote a cultural change and social alliances that improve the quality of life of the city's inhabitants .